Wikipedia:WikiProject Beetles

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WikiProject Beetles

Male stag beetle (Lucanus cervus); one of the most recognisable beetles.
Shortcuts	WP:BEETLE, WP:BEETLES WP:COLEOPTERA WP:BTLE
Category	Coleoptera
Portal	Insects
Wikimedia Commons	Coleoptera
Project banner template	{{WikiProject Beetles}}
Userbox	{{User WikiProject Beetles}}
Has goals?	Expand Wikipedia's coverage of beetles Improve the quality of existing articles

~"If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that God has an inordinate fondness for stars and beetles." ~ probably J. B. S. Haldane

WikiProject Beetles aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Beetles (Coleoptera). With about 400,000 described species, it is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms. From the world's largest beetle, the Hercules beetle which measures up to 16.7 cm, to the smallest, a featherwing beetle Scydosella musawasensis which may measure as little as 0.325 mm in length, to the colourful Chrysolina cerealis, the familiar Coccinellidae, and the nuisance Colorado potato beetle, there is huge variation in the world of beetles. And with new species being frequently discovered, there is plenty of work to do.

Welcome! If you have any questions, please ask them on the talk page of this WikiProject.

For details on the current project collaborations see the tasks page.

Parentage

WikiProject Beetles is a descendant of Wikipedia:WikiProject Insects.

WikiProject Science.

WikiProject Biology

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WikiProject Insects

History and progress

This project was founded on July 3, 2011, by User:John Troodon, who was a sockpuppet of User:Dromaeosaur Dude. Following a brief period of activity, it suffered a protracted period of decline, becoming semi-active and just nearly reached the inactive point. The project remained totally inert until late 2014, when it was revived by the efforts of a group of dedicated editors, beginning with User:Gug01 and expanding to include User:Mishae (who was later blocked), User: Wilhelmina Will, and User: Hectonichus. Since then, the project has expanded exponentially. There are now more and higher-quality articles about beetles on Wikipedia than at any other point in Wikipedia's history.

For progress, see /Progress.

Hot articles

15 edits	Chondrorrhina
14 edits	Cosmodela barmanica
11 edits	Serrognathus
10 edits	Eumolpus robustus
7 edits	Ceutorhynchus americanus
6 edits	Chondrorrhina mhondana
6 edits	Pedinorrhina
5 edits	Hoplapoderus
5 edits	Thaumastopeus nigritus
5 edits	Chrysochus auratus

These are the articles that have been edited the most within the last seven days. Last updated 21 May 2024 by HotArticlesBot.

Participants

If you wish to join this project, please add your name here along with a little description about your interests:

1. User:Daniel Mietchen — involved in organizing the biodiversity literature and harvesting information from there for reuse on Wikimedia projects
2. User:Gug01 - am interested in the family Carabidae, but am happy to help wherever needed.
3. User:Mishae - Wrote a lot of articles on beetles and entomologists. (User blocked indefinitely February 2017)
4. User:Hectonichus - Wrote a lot of articles on beetles and other families.
5. User:Wilhelmina Will - Fill in missing beetle taxonomy pages; develop these pages where possible.
6. User:Mothman27 - I am interested in Cetoniidae, Lucaniidae, Carabidae, and many others. I will help where I can.
7. User:Zakhx150 - General amateur coleopterist, usually creating pages and righting wrongs. Often found updating the WikiProject's pages.
8. User:IExistToHelp- I won many competitions about beetles when I was in grade and middle school.
9. User:Ds2320 - happy to help where needed
10. User:Million Moments - specialist in plant pests
11. user:fourdots2 I am interested in coccinellidae particularly those in the UK :)
12. Barbara How could anyone NOT love beetles?
13. User:Hat theif - I think they're lovely. I'm willing to bring my efforts to the table!
14. User:BeataDunne Working on User:Pengo/missing_insects. Got practiced finding information, especially about beetles for my Bachelor thesis
15. User:Leomk0403
16. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 20:06, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
17. Kayenator (talk) 20:23, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
18. User:Rugoconites_Tenuirugosus (talk) 19:46 , 8 February 2022 (UTC)
19. User:Edisstrange - interested in helping where I can. 05:01, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
20. User:Wolfgang_likes_bugs interested in australian beetles and improving obscure articles
21. User:Memer15151 I work on the family Erotylidae, but am happy to work on any other type of beetle. I usually create articles.
22. User:StaphylinidaeGuy Professional entomologist specializing in Staphylinidae, just joined Wikipedia to help fill out the many missing articles
23. User:Inndrid Entomologist undergrad who needed a hobby. Helping wherever I can.
24. User:MrMadZombie I am a user that contributes to and creates Cerambycidae articles.
25. User:Sachi.sb I am a university student working with my peers in a Behavioral Ecology class to contribute to pages about various beetles. Super excited to learn more!
26. User:Pothos144 interested in insects as a whole and beetles are some of my favorites!

Statistics

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Beetle articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA		1					1
FM					13		13
GA	1	2	4				7
B		6	13	11			30
C		14	63	111			188
Start		16	163	533			712
Stub		7	173	37,236		3	37,419
List		2	2	188			192
Category					1,328		1,328
Disambig					13		13
File					23		23
Project					16		16
Redirect			1	366	165		532
Template					6,263		6,263
Other					4		4
Assessed	1	48	419	38,445	7,825	3	46,741
Unassessed				3			3
Total	1	48	419	38,448	7,825	3	46,744
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 228,930			Ω = 5.97

See Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Beetle articles by quality log for recent assesments.

Templates

Stub templates

Below is a chart of stub templates that can be used. Any templates below the familial status have not been added. Please feel free to do so.

Suborder template	Family templates
{{Polyphaga-stub}}	{{belidae-stub}}  • {{buprestidae-stub}} • {{cantharidae-stub}} • {{cerambycidae-stub}} • {{chrysomelidae-stub}} • {{coccinellidae-stub}} • {{curculionidae-stub}} • {{elateridae-stub}} • {{firefly-stub}} • {{histeridae-stub}} • {{leiodidae-stub}} • {{lucanidae-stub}} • {{passalidae-stub}} • {{scarabaeidae-stub}} • {{silphidae-stub}} - and more, see Polyphaga stubs category
{{Adephaga-stub}}	{{Carabidae-stub}}  • {{dytiscidae-stub}}  • {{Haliplidae-stub}}  • {{Geotrupidae-stub}}  • {{Gyrinidae-stub}}  • {{Noteridae-stub}}
{{Myxophaga-stub}}	N/A
{{Archostemata-stub}}	N/A

Userboxes and project banner

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Barnstar

In recognition of helpful contributions to the Wikiproject, please use the following barnstar to show our appreciation.
{{The Coleopteran Barnstar|put your message here ~~~~}}

		The Coleopteran Barnstar
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{{The Coleopteran Barnstar|put your message here ~~~~|alt}}

		The Coleopteran Barnstar
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or

		The Golden Stag Beetle Barnstar
		For contributions to WikiProject Beetles, I award you this Barnstar. Congratulations!